PADI OPEN WATER COURSEStart your Scuba Class Today

LEARN TO SCUBA DIVE IN 3 EASY STEPS!

You don't need a Groupon for a great deal on your PADI Open Water class. Our all-inclusive pricing includes your choice of learning, either digital eLearning on your own time or a textbook package in a traditional class with one of our experienced, patient instructors. Our pricing even includes the use of BCD, tanks, regulator, computer, weights, weight belt and wetsuit.

Personal snorkeling equipment is not included. We recommended that you get your own personal gear, which includes your mask, snorkel, fins, and boots, to ensure proper fit. If you do not wish to invest in your personal snorkeling gear at this time we do have rental packages available.

We start several new PADI Open Water courses each week. If you prefer to use e-Learning for the academic portion of your course simply come by, or call us, to sign up and we will send you your PADI eLearning link and get you scheduled for the confined and open water portions of your PADI Openwater course.

Sugar Land Dive Center also offers private, semi-private and accelerated e-Learning Open Water Courses.

Step One – Academics

During this portion of your training you will become familiar with basic diving principles and procedures. For example, you will learn the effects of pressure on your body, how to choose the right equipment, considerations for planning dives and more. You will either complete the academic portion of your PADI Open Water Class at Sugar Land Dive Center with one of our experienced PADI Instructors, or use PADI's Online Training to complete the academics on your own time, at your own pace.

Step Two – Confined Water (Pool) Dives

During this step, you will dive in our onsite, heated swimming pool and develop the basic scuba skills necessary to safely dive. You will learn how to set up your diving equipment, how to control your buoyancy, dive with a buddy and several other important and fun skills. The skills learned in our pool will prepare you for the open water dives in Step Three. In addition, you wll spend a short time in the classroom learning about additional diving opportunities, planning for dive travel and more.

Step Three – Open Water Dives

Get excited to experience everything you have learned with the freedom of open water. As soon as your open water training dives are approved by your instructor, you will be a certified diver. PADI Open Water Diver certification is recognized worldwide so your diving experiences will be limitless.

Prerequisites for learning to dive

Be at least 10 years old

Have adequate swimming skills

Be in good physical health

Download and complete the following required form:

PADI Medical Statement(PDF) (Note: The Medical Statement ONLY needs to be signed by a physician if you answer any medical question with a ‘YES’)

Additional requirements for children 10-11 years old:

In addition to the form listed above, each participant and their legal guardian must read and provide a signed copy of the